&nb sp;       I spoke to you in cautious tones
                                         &n bsp;     You answered me with no pretense
                                         &n bsp;        And still I feel I said too much
                                         &n bsp;        My silence is my self defense

                                         &nb sp;       And every time I've held a rose
                                         &n bsp;        It seems I only felt the thorns
                                         &n bsp;       And so it goes, and so it goes
                                         &n bsp;       And so will you soon I suppose

                                         &nb sp;      But if my silence made you leave
                                         &n bsp;    Then that would be my worst mistake
                                         &n bsp;      So I will share this room with you
                                         &n bsp;     And you can have this heart to break

                                         &nb sp;     And this is why my eyes are closed
                                         &n bsp;        It's just as well for all I've seen
                                         &n bsp;       And so it goes, and so it goes
                                         &n bsp;     And you're the only one who knows

                                         &nb sp;      So I would choose to be with you
                                         &n bsp;    That's if the choice were mine to make
                                         &n bsp;      But you can make decisions too
                                         &n bsp;     And you can have this heart to break

                                         &nb sp;       And so it goes, and so it goes
                                         &n bsp;     And you're the only one who knows